Articles from 2024
Dean Kevin Washburn gave a workshop to approximately 30 journalists, hosted by the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources, on issues related to land back for tribal nations
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The mission of the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources is to help journalists understand and report on the intersections between society and the environment.
25 Years of Human Rights Impact
Friday, December 13, 2024
The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR) is celebrating a quarter century of making a vital difference, educating and advocating for human rights at local, state, and global levels.
Iowa Law Alum Melvin O. Shaw is Elected President of the Iowa State Bar Association
Friday, December 13, 2024
Professor Kate Goettel filed an amicus brief to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of two immigration legal organizations
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The brief addressed the question of what procedural protections are due to noncitizens detained in mandatory immigration detention.
Professor Brian Farrell oversaw law students Sydney Wagner (3L) and Kathryn Linehan (1L) as they presented research to the Iowa Supreme Court’s Access to Justice Commission
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Their presentations were on AI & ATJ (Sydney) and how commissions engage with criminal fines & fees (Kathryn). Professor Farrell is supervising six students this semester who are conducting research for the Commission as part of a CLP Pro Bono Project. Professor Farrell serves as co-chair of the Commission’s Rural Access Work Group and am a member of two other WGs. Professor Farrell served as a Commissioner for two terms (maximum) from 2016-2022. The Commission is chaired by Justice Matt McDermott.
